Vehicle body and top.



I. B. ANDERSON.'

VEHICLE BODY AND TOP.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 5,1918. I

Patented km2-1,1919.

l a MEET E I. B. ANDERSON.

VEHICLE BODY AND TOP.

APPLICATION vFILED IuLY5. I9Ia.

1,292,220. A Patented Jan. 21,1919.

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VEHICLE BODY AND TOP.

APPLlcATloN r1LEo1uLY5.191s. 1,292,220. Patented' Jan. 21, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE IVAR IB. ANDERSON, 0F DARWIN,l MINNESOTA.

i f VEHICLE BODY AND TOP.

To all lwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, IvAR B. ANDERSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Darwin, in the county of` Meeker and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Vehicle Bodies and Tops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to vehicle bodies and tops and has for one of its objects to provide a top supported entirely from one side of the body during its raising and lowering movement, whereby the other side of the top and body may be left open. A further obi invention Awith some ject is to provide a compartment in the body into which the top may be folded. A still further object of the invention is to provide mechanism within the compartment for raising and lowering the top.

' To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafterl described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying \drawings, 'which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like views. Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a right side elevation of the parts broken away and parts through-out the several some parts sectioned;

tion and partly in longitudinal vertical'sec-4 tion, taken on the line 3-3 of F 2; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse vvertical section taken on the line 4 1 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 7 indicates the main body of.

a. Amotor-driven vehicle provided with a front extension 8 and a rear extension'9,

' which al'ordsa storage compai lament.

Mounted in the front body extension 8, on

a suitable base at the right-'hand si(1F thereof, is an internal combustion engine 10, lwhich affords the motive power for the vel hicle. Also built into the front body extension 8, at the leftfhand side thereof, is a drivers'seat 11; The entire left side of the main body 7 is closed and formed in the wall thereof is a narrow com; tment 12,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Ibody 7 is closed by doors 19. As shown Fig. 2 isl a plan view of the same with theY which is open at its top andl extends the full length of said main body and lpart way into the front extension 9. A section cover 13 is provided for the compartment 12 and the member thereof,`at the side of the main body 7, is hinged tol and, when open, forms a vertical extension thereof. Access inlay be had to the front body extension 8 through a door l14: in the left-hand side thereof. Formed in the front and rear walls of the main body 7, are compartrnents 15 and 16, respectively, which open into the compartment 12,` and are also open at their tops. Covers 17 and'lS, respectively, are provided for the compartments 15 and 16. e

The entire right-hand side of the main there are four of these doors 19, the outerZ two being hinged to the ends of the main body 7, andthe other two are hinged to said Patented J an. 21, 1919.

Application led July 5, 1918. Serial No. 243,377. I l

outer door. Ordinarily, only one or both vof the intermediate doors 19 will be'used, `but when all four doors are open, the main body 7 will be open from end to end. Suitable latches, not shown, will be provided for the door 19. In each door 19, is formed, from the top down, a pocket 20 in which is mounted, for vertical sliding movement, a window 21 for use in connection with a top and curtains of novel construction. Locking ldevices 22 are provided for holding the windows 21 raised. To form tight joints between the adjacent windows 21, when raised, joint strips 23 are mounted in channels formed in the stiles thereof. V

While only a single seat 28 is shown in the 'main body 7, a second seat of course may be provided.

The top 29, which is made from fabric or other pliable material, is transversely di-.

vided to form front and rear sections. Said front top section is attached to a front bow 30 and an intermediate bow 31, and the said rear top section is attached to an intermedialte bow 32 and a rear bow 33. The righthand legs'of the bows are very short and,

when the top 29 is raised, are supported from the windows 21. The lefthand legs of all of the bows extend into the compart- 'ment 12 and the two left-hand legs of the are rigidly intermediate bows `31 and 32 secured to a pair of intermeshing segmenf ytal gears 34 and 35, respectively. These ,gears 34 and 35 have short shafts j'ournaled 4110 i in the Side wais of the body 7. A link 36 pivotally connects the left-hand leg of the their free ends, hooks 40 arranged to be carried into and out of engagement with the .of the.. gear 34 links 36 and 37. The top sections are simultaneously raised and lowered by a sprocket chain41 arrangedto run over a relatively large sprocket wheel 42, keyed to the shaft and a relatively small sprocket wheel 43 journaled in the compart- .operated and the gears ment opposite the drivers seat 11. The shaft for the sprocket wheel 43 extends into the body extension 8 and is provided with a hand crank 44 |by which the driver may raise or lower the top sections. When the top sections are lowered, the front section is folded entirely within the compartments 12 and 15 and the rear section is folded entirely within the compartments 12 and 16. In

this position'of the top lsections, the same are entirely out of sight when the compartments in which they are folded are closed by their covers. Also when the top sections are folded, the arms 38 and 39 are out of engagement with the linksv 36 and 37.

To raise the top sections, the crank 44 is 34 and 35 moved thereby firstlift the intermediate bows 31 and 32. This movement of the gears 34 and 35 carries the hooks 40 of the arms 38 and 39 into engagement with the links 36 and 37 and a further movement of said gears will cause the arms 38. and 39 to lift the front bow 30 and rear bow 33 'through the links 36 and 37, respectively. The purpose of causing the arms 38 and 39 to\move away from the links 36 and 37 is to permit the intermediate bows tofold toward the front and 4rear bows.

When' the top sections are raised, suitable means, -not shown, will be provided for holding the intermediate bows against folding` movement and the front and rear bows are held by the links 36 and 37,-which, in

turn, are supported by the respective arms 38 and 39. Left-hand side curtains 45 are attached to the top sections for folding movement therewith into the respective compartments and a rear curtain 46 is also attached to the rear top section for folding movementy therewith. A wind shield 47 is mounted at the front end of the body extension 8, and comprises a plurality of transparent sections of celluloid or other suitable material secured to a plurality of folding b ows 48 having theirends secured to a 'pair of alined pivots .49 attached to the side of said body extension. As shown in Fig. 3, the wind shield 47 may be folded into the front body extension 8 below the upper edge thereof.

A supplemental top 50, having side curtains 51 attached thereto, is provided for the front body extension 8. This top 50 is attached to the front lbow 30 and forms a forward extension of the main top 29.. The front end of the supplemental top 50 1s detachably secured to the uppermost bow 48 of the wind shield 47 separable fasteners, not shown, and, 1n turn, holds said wind shield raised. When the main top 29 is lowered, the supplemental top 50 is detached from the wind shield 47 and folded, together with the curtains 51, with the front section of said main top. Suitable separable fasteners, not shown, will be provided for -holding the curtains 45446 and 51 drawn.

All joints between the top section, curtain and windows will have water-proof joints.

By reference to Fig. 4, it will be noted that Y the lower edges of the curtains 45 overlap the upturned cover 13, so as to shed water. The curtains are also provided with windows 52 of celluloid or other suitable material. ,1. l

From the a'bove description, it is evident that the main and supplemental tops may be raised and loweredl with very little work and, when raised, together with the curtains and wind shield, completely inclose the body 7 and its front extension.

What I claim is: j 1. The combination with a vehicle body,

of a top for ysaid body, a main bow and a supplemental bow supporting said top, said main bow having oneof its legs pivoted to said body, 1a link pivotally connecting the corresponding leg of the'supplemental bow to said body, and means for raising and low-l ering the main bow.

2. The combination with a vehicle body, of a top for said body, a Imain bow and a supplemental bow supporting said top, said main bow having .one of its legs pivoted to said body, a link pivotally connecting the corresponding leg of the supplemental bowv tosaid body, and means for raising andlowerlng @the main bow including means for raisin and supporting the link. c 3. he combination with a vehicle body,

of a top for said body, a main bow and a supplemental bow supporting said top, a vgear journaled on said body, said main bow having one of its legs rigidly secured to said gear, a link pivotallv connecting the corresponding leg of the supplemental bow to said body at the axis of the gear, and connections for oscillating. said gear to raise and lower the top.

F'4. The combination with a vehicle body,V

of a -top for said body, a main bow and a supplemental bow supporting said top, a gear gournaled on said body, said main bow Y link connecting correspondin having one of its legs rigidly secured to said gear, la link pivotally connecting the corresponding leg of the supplemental bow to said f body at the axis of the gear, an arm carried by said gear and arranged to pick up said .link and support theA same when the top is raised, and connections for oscillating said gear to raise and lower the top.

5. The combination with a vehicle body, of a transversely divided top for said body, a main bow and a supplemental bow supporting each section of said top, intermeshing gears journaled on said body, the legs of the main bow at one side of said body being rigidly secured, one to each of the gears, a legs of, the sup lemental bows to said bo y at the axes of t e respective gears, arms carried by the gears and arranged to `pick up the respective links and support the same when the top is raised, and-connections for oscillating the gears to raise and lower the top.

6. The combination withA a vehicle body,

of a transversely divided top for said body,

a main bow and a supplemental bow supporting each section of said top, intermeshi lng gears journaled on said body, the legs of the main bow at one side of said body being rigidly secured, one to each of the gears, a link connecting correspondin legs of the sup lemental bows to said bo y at the axes oft e respectivegears, arms carried by the gears and arranged to pick up the respective links and support the same when the top is raised, connections for oscillatin the gears to raise vand lower the top, and compartments in the walls of said body to receive and hold the folded top section.

7. The combination with a vehicle body havin a compartment extending from one i' .side t ereof into one end thereof, o f a top section adapted to be folded into sa1d com-V partment, said top section during its raising and lowering movement being supported entirely fromthe side of the body in which said compartment is formed.

8. The combination with a vehicle body havin a compartment extending from one side t ereof into one end thereof, of a top 4 section adaptedto. be folded into said compartment, said top section during' its raising and lowering movement bein supported entirely from the side of the ody in which said compartment is formed, and mechanism in said compartment for raising and lowering the top section.

9. The combination with a vehicle body 'havin a 'compartment extending through one o its sides into both ends thereof, of a transversely divided top arranged t0 be folded into said compartment, sald top during its raising and lowering movement being supported entirely from the side of the body in which said compartment is formed.

10. The combination with a vehicle body havin a compartment extending through one o its sides into both ends thereof, of a V transversely divided top arranged to be folded into said compartment, said top during its raising and lowering movement being supported entirely from the side of the body in which said compartment is formed, and means on the other side of the vehicle for supporting the top in part when raised. f l1. The combination with a vehicle body having a compartment extending through one of its sides into both'ends thereof, of a transversely divided top arranged to be. folded int said compartment, said'top during its raising and lowering movement being supported entirely from'the side of the body in which said compartment. is formed, and means including vertically adjustable windows on the other side of -the vehicle for supporting the top in part when raised.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVAR is. ANDERSON. 

